Category Archives: log cabin blocks

Log cabin quilted!

Posted on May 2, 2021 by admin

If you double click on the photo it will get bigger. I’m done with the quilting! Now I need to put the binding on it. I’m going with a facing rather than a traditional binding. That’s where all the binding … Continue reading →

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quilting my inprov log cabin

Posted on April 21, 2021 by admin

I’m working on quilting this log cabin. I’m not marking any lines. I don’t have a plan yet. I’m quilting a few lines with a walking foot, and then that gives me an idea of what to try next. I’m … Continue reading →

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Improv Log Cabin

Posted on April 4, 2021 by admin

I’m working on this log cabin quilt. In my previous post I mentioned that I thought this quilt needed a tiny orange square in the upper left corner. I could have fused a square on top, but instead I took … Continue reading →

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Looking at a WIP (Work in Progress)

Posted on March 7, 2021 by admin

When does a WIP become a UFO (Unfinished Fabric Object)? I haven’t worked on this improv Log Cabin in many months. I was deleting photos on my phone and came across it. When I stopped working on it I was … Continue reading →

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Photos from my wonky log cabin class

Posted on February 5, 2019 by admin

  Here are wonky log cabin blocks by my students on Sunday, at HelloStitch. I had 5 students, but can only find 4 photos on my phone. My apologies to the one I left out.  

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More wonky log cabins

Posted on October 30, 2017 by admin

Here are three wonky log cabin blocks in some of my favorite fabrics. I made them in an EBHQ workshop. They are quite free form, and also not square. I also didn’t keep track of the usual order of adding … Continue reading →

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Looking at two wonky log cabin blocks

Posted on October 23, 2017 by admin

Here we have two wonky log cabin blocks, one which I like, and the other I really don’t. The upper one is the one that disturbs me. I made it a couple years ago.  I look at it and think … Continue reading →

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Wonky log cabin

Posted on September 19, 2017 by admin

I found a really well made tutorial for wonky log cabin blocks. It’s called Artful Improv Demo with Cindy Grisdela. It’s a promo for her book, which is also called Artful Improv. Here’s my block, made following her directions. Hers was … Continue reading →

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